Conus andremenezi

Conus andremenezi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]

Conus andremenezi
Apertural view of shell of Conus andremenezi Olivera & Biggs, 2010, measuring 37.6 mm in height, trawled at 80 fms. off Aliguay Island, in the Philippines
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. andremenezi
Binomial name
Conus andremenezi
Olivera & Biggs, 2010
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Turriconus) andremenezi Olivera & Biggs, 2010 (accepted, alternative representation)
  • Kurodaconus andremenezi (Olivera & Biggs, 2010)

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 55 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.and New Caledonia.

References
  1. Conus andremenezi Olivera & Biggs, 2010. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 July 201.
  2. Biggs, J. S., Watkins, M. Showers Corneli, P. and Olivera, B. M. (2010). Defining a clade by morphological, molecular, and toxinological criteria: distinctive forms related to Conus praecellens A. Adams, 1854 (Gastropoda: Conidae). Nautilus 124:1–19.
  • Conus andremenezi Olivera & Biggs, 2010
  • Conus andremenezi Olivera & Biggs, 2010
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • "Kurodaconus andremenezi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • Specimen at MNHN, Paris


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